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Human Rights First Announces Leadership Transition
May 2, 2024
The Board of Directors of Human Rights First today announces the departure of President and CEO Michael Breen effective June 1, 2024, after more than…
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Ukraine’s Intelligence Services Harass Anti-Corruption Activists
April 11, 2024
By Brian Dooley In 2017, I went to the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine when I heard that local anti-corruption activists were being harassed and…
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Hong Kong’s New Security Law Spells Further Repression
March 19, 2024
By Brian Dooley Hong Kong’s legislature today rushed through another new national security law aimed at suppressing any hint of dissent. The new law takes…
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Inch by Inch
March 18, 2024
The Dangerous Work of Demining Ukraine Following two Russian invasions in 2014 and 2022, Ukraine is the most mined country in the world. Efforts to…
Free Vladimir Kara-Murza
March 12, 2024
Vladimir Kara-Murza is a Russian democracy activist who has been a powerful voice for human rights, rule of law, and freedom in Russia and an…
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Human Rights First Responds to State of the Union Address
March 8, 2024
New York: In his State of the Union address last night, President Biden prioritized rights and freedoms, but his speech excluded the rights of refugees…
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Even in War There are Limits
March 8, 2024
ICC Issues New Warrants for Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Electrical Infrastructure A year after charging Russian President Vladimir Putin and an aide with unlawfully deporting…
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Six Key Takeaways as Ukraine Marks Two Years of War
February 23, 2024
By Brian Dooley and Maya Fernandez-Powell February 24th marks the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Human Rights First has been working…
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Letter to Secretary of State Blinken on Vladimir Kara-Murza
February 21, 2024
Dear Secretary Blinken: Human Rights First has appreciated your vocal defense of human rights in Ukraine and in Russia since President Putin’s full-scale invasion. In…
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Kharkiv’s Frunze Kitchen Feeds a City at War
February 21, 2024
Every morning more than a dozen cooks trudge through the snow and ice in sub-freezing temperatures to a warehouse on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…
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Applauding a New Bill to Better Protect Human Rights Defenders
February 12, 2024
By Brian Dooley On January 31, new legislation to better protect Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) was introduced in the U.S. Congress by Senator Ben Cardin…